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  1. Ga Board of Nurses by Endorsement questions & Frustrations

    All calls for the Georgia Board of Nursing are routed to the Call Center for the Professional Licensing Boards Division of the Office of Secretary of State. Hopefully you will be able to get through soon.
  2. Ga Board of Nurses by Endorsement questions & Frustrations

    The ORI/OAC is listed on the first page of the endorsement application instructions under number 9. Additionally, complete instructions for obtaining a background check are available on the Board's website under "Licensure" and "Criminal Background ...
  3. Georgia Licensing

    The Georgia Board of Nursing has had a rough few months. Unfortunately, the Board relies on the Secretary of State's Office for technological support and the Board has been unable to make any changes to prevent the frequent system outages. All the ...
  4. Ga Board of Nurses by Endorsement questions & Frustrations

    The ORI/OAC is listed on the application instructions.
  5. Georgia law was amended during the 2012 legislative session to allow applicants to be considered for licensure if they graduated from nursing education programs that were not regionally accredited. O.C.G.A. 43-26-32(1.1) states that a program that i...
  6. Georgia GAPS registration

    Georgia law requires a criminal background check. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has contracted with Cogent Systems to provide criminal background results to various state agencies. The Board's website has detailed instructions for registering ...
  7. O.C.G.A. 43-26-7 requires that applicants for licensure by endorsement or examination have graduated from an approved nursing education program as defined in O.C.G.A. 43-26-3(1.2). You are correct in assuming that most nursing education programs loc...
  8. It is important to note that the preceptorship information that has been previously referenced in this thread is not a substitution for graduating from an approved nursing education program. The laws and rules governing preceptorships apply to appli...
  9. Unfortunately, the way the law currently reads, the Board has no ability to license applicants who graduated from nursing education programs that do not meet the requirements of O.C.G.A. 43-26-3. You may request information from the Board regarding ...
  10. Georgia code 43-26-7 (article 1) re Excelsior education

    The Georgia Board of Nursing does license graduates of Excelsior College. O.C.G.A. 43-26-7 provides specific licensure requirements for applicants who graduated from a nontraditional education program. In fact, Senate Bill 100 was signed into effec...
  11. Nightmare with endorsement process

    Most applicants are able to receive criminal history results simply by having their fingerprints scanned electronically or by sending fingerprint cards directly to COGENT Systems as instructed on the website of the Georgia Board of Nursing. Unfortun...
  12. I'm glad that you have found the information to be helpful. I believe that the Georgia Board of Nursing is aware that the current definition of an approved nursing education program is preventing very qualified nurses from being eligible for licensu...
  13. O.C.G.A. 43-26-7 requires that applicants for licensure have graduated from an approved nursing education program as defined in O.C.G.A. 43-26-3(1.2). Accreditation must be granted by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Depa...
  14. Review by Georgia Board of Nursing

    The staff of the Georgia Board of Nursing have certain parameters within which they may approve applications for licensure. When applicants have criminal or disciplinary history that falls outside of the Board determined parameters the application m...
  15. Nightmare with endorsement process

    Some individuals do have a difficult time obtaining criminal background checks from the fingerprinting process. Unfortunately, the law enforcement agencies (FBI and GBI) require applicants to have two rejects from one agency before they will allow t...